A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows US President, Barack Obama (left) and the new Saudi King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz (right), shortly after his arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 27 January 2015. Obama cut short his trip to India to head a high profile delegation to one of America's closest allies in the Middle East to offer his condolences on the death of the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and attend a bilateral meeting at the Erga Palace, to discuss regional developments including Yemen, Iran and the ongoing unrest resulting form the activities of the group calling themselves the Islamic State (IS). EPA
Here are some pictures of events that took place in the past week courtesy of EPA, AFP and Reuters.
(Compiled by Megat Sharafudin Hadi & Martin Ignatius)
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